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How To Begin: 5 Steps To Get Your Project Moving

Written by Doña on February 19, 2013 · In Productivity

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It can be so hard to figure out where to begin when you have a big project that you want to accomplish.

There is that old advice, “Begin at the beginning,” but what if you don’t know where the beginning is? What if the project seems so big and overwhelming that it seems impossible? No project is impossible, really, though sometimes the end result looks a little different than you thought.

Here are some tips on getting from your vision to reality (and finding the path in between).

First, know your goal

Here is what I do. I start by looking at the future. What is my goal in approaching this project? Say I want to start a blog. What is my goal? Do I want to earn a tidy income? Do I want to build a community of like minds? Do I want to build a platform that will help me to launch other projects, like a book? Do I just want a place to write about what’s on my mind?

For this blog, my primary goal is to build a community. Which is not to say some of those other goals aren’t also true, but that’s my primary goal right now.…

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7 Ways I Made Time To Launch With A Toddler, And How You Can Find Time For Your Dream, Too

Written by Doña on February 8, 2013 · In Productivity

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Recently I wrote about the importance of having – and working toward – a dream. But in a life filled with small children, a home to keep running and a marriage to invest in, where does a mama find time to work on a dream? Don’t despair, there is always time when something is really important to you. Here are a few ways I found some time last year to get to my goal of launching this blog.

1. I scheduled it.

Scheduling time to work toward an important goal is essential. When you write your dream-building time into your calendar you are making a commitment both to yourself and to your dream. When those hours are blocked off on your calendar and a conflict arises, it is so much easier to say, “I’m sorry, I’m already scheduled then.” Because you are.

Can you find one or two hours you can hold sacred each week? It should be a time that you can keep fairly consistent week to week. If you have small children, see the next tip.